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Organizations Crime & Legal Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2019. Filed on February 11, 2020.

PO Box 548
Montgomery, Alabama 36104

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. (EIN: 63-0598743) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2019 IRS Form 990 filing, Southern Poverty Law Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 441 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $242,691. The highest compensated employee at Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. is Richard Cohen with fiscal year 2019 compensation of $426,708.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$117,034,012

Expenses

$88,428,653

Employee compensation

$34,789,128
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Richard Cohen
President and Chief Executive Officer
$426,708
$383,231 No related comp$43,477
Morris Dees
Co-Founder
$418,163
$373,899 No related comp$44,264
Rhonda Brownstein
Legal Director
$264,178
$233,062 No related comp$31,116
Teenie Hutchison
Secretary and Treasurer
$216,738
$190,609 No related comp$26,129
Heidi Beirich
Director-Intel Project
$191,092
$166,469 No related comp$24,623
Maureen Costello
Director of Teaching Toler
$187,649
$155,749 No related comp$31,900
Lisa Graybill
Deputy Legal Director
$185,748
$161,144 No related comp$24,604
James Knoepp
General Counsel
$181,223
$149,375 No related comp$31,848
David Dinielli
Deputy Legal Director
$178,380
$154,939 No related comp$23,441
Wendy Via
Chief Development and Commun
$177,028
$154,634 No related comp$22,394
Karen Baynes-Dunning
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
$0

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Bennett Grau
Director
Bryan Fair
Director
Elden Rosenthal
Director
Ellen Sudow
Director
Howard Mandell
Director
James McElroy
Director
Karol Mason
Director
Katheryn Russell-Brown
Director
Lida Orzeck
Director
Marsha Levick
Director
Pam Horowitz
Director
Will Little
Director

Contractors

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$1,028,324
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$900,448
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$753,637
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$415,000
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Office Remodeling and Furniture
$399,977

Mission Statement

THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER IS A CATALYST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH AND BEYOND, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY. STRENGTHEN INTERSECTIONAL MOVEMENTS, AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE.

Revisions to this organization profile

April 29, 2025:
2024 Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. 990 filed
February 13, 2024:
2023 Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. 990 filed
February 15, 2023:
2022 Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. 990 filed

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